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Originally Posted by sidney1771
Being supportive doesn't always entail hugs and kisses. Being supportive also means taking an opposing side once in a while and pointing out other considerations. Just as we have bad days and want other people to cut us some slack and understand, so do other people who don't have mental illnesses. Who knows, maybe this clinician also has an undisclosed mental illness.
There always seems to be more to the story then what is presented. I know that when I relay situations to people, embellishments are typically used and my personal viewpoints embedded into the threads. It becomes skewed, especially if I'm passionate about it. I find it reasonable to raise questions for thought.
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I do agree with you on some points raised in your posts. What triggered me is the last sentence using the word "judgmental". Use of benzos is a hot topic and raises a lot of hackles. Their use is appropriate is many cases, and perhaps some things you said about the client's situation may be true. Just seems to me that the issue was not the client, but the behavior of the clinician. Doctor was expressing feelings about the situation, and those feelings were the focus of the post. I didn't think it was necessary to write the last sentence.
The threads I start are usually full of points I may overlook due to passion about the subject. But the replies are supposed to be supportive. I have been gently rebuked many times. Often there are points raised that I didn't consider and were helpful to me. I have only once in the many years I has been on the forum received an usually abusive reply. I don't think your post was abusive at all, but I don't think the use of the word "judgmental" belongs in a reply when a person is looking for support.
Peace, please and thank you.